Davis police are hoping home surveillance video will help them intercept a string of recent home burglaries.

Police shared the video with KCRA 3 in the hopes of identifying a man seen in the video. The man is wearing pants a jacket, and a ball cap and carrying a backpack.

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He was captured by a home surveillance system walking down Anza Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Police said around the same time two homes were burglarized on the block.

He is a person of interest we would like to speak to, said Crime Prevention Specialist Michele Reynolds.

Greg McNece said he installed the surveillance cameras that captured the man to protect his home. In about a month, police said four homes have been burglarized on the block where McNece lives.

Since January, police say at least 33 homes have been burglarized.

Police said the majority of the crimes have occurred in West Davis in an area police call beat one.

It is scary, said Susan Hansen, who lives in Davis.

Hansen said two homes on either side of hers have been burglarized.

So in between the robberies on that side and the robberies on that side, we had a security system installed, Hansen said.

Police suspect the thief or thieves are familiar with Hansen's neighborhood. They showed KCRA 3 a questionnaire aimed at identifying who could be behind the break-ins. At least half of the questions ask victims what kinds of home services they use, for instance a pool, gardening or cleaning service.

They are familiar with the area, maybe they have worked their or lived there, but they have to be watching some sort of pattern with regard to when people are gone, Reynolds said.

Police said most of the burglaries have been in broad daylight after 8 a.m. and before 4 p.m.

They said the burglar often enters through a window or door in a backyard where they are better shielded from potential witnesses.